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14 THE MOKNIKG- OKEGOiNIAtf, TUESDAY, 'APK1L 22, 1902. SIMON TICKET BORN Sent Info' the World and Christened "Fusion." "CITIZENS" ATTEND CEREMONY Collection of Slmonitea Echo the Senator's "Wishes and Pnt His Stanch Supporters Up for Office. SIMON TICKET. State Senator Harry Lane, Dem. Joint Senator Richard Scott. Simon Rep. Representatives E. A. Austin, Simon Rep.; J. A. Bushman. Dem.; M. C Davis, Dem.: Frank C. Curtis, Dem.; Henry Fleckensteln. Dem.; S. J. Bar ber. Simon Rep.; X. C. Beutgen, Simon Rep.; Frank A. Heltkemper, Dem.; E. ' A, McPherson, Dem.: J. C. Bayer. SI xaon Rep.; G. C Mosler. Simon Rep.; Robert Krohn, Simon. Rep. County Judge H. B. Adams. County Commissioner Henry Hewitt. Sheriff John J. Drlscoll. Clerk County Court J. P. Kennedy. Assessor Charles E. McDonell. Counts' Treasurer B. S. Bellly. County Auditor W. H. Pope. County Surveyor L. R. Lewis. Coroner Edgar H. Thornton. Justice (West lde) R. J. O'Nell. Constable Louis Wagner. Justice (East Side) R. P. Graham. Constable A. M. Cox. Justice (Mt. Tabor) F. B. Hale. Constable H. W. Lang. Justice (Troutdale) and Constable Passed. Road Supervisors Precinct lo. 5S S. L Ogden. Precinct No. CO W. H. Dougherty. Precinct No. CO Cummlngs Merrill. Precinct No. 61 Passed. Precinct No. 62 S. P. Osburn. Precinct No. C3 D. M. Roberts. Precinct No. 64 James HlUyerd. Precinct No. C5 Thomas J. Evans. Precinct No. 66 Joseph Ellis. Precinct No. 67 W. J. Miller. Precinct No. CS J. E. Sharp. Precinct No. CO J. D. Kelly. Precinct No. 70 John Conquest. City of Portland-P. J. Kelly. CITY TICKET. Mayor Robert D. Inman. Auditor T. C. Devlin. Engineer Douglas W. Taylor. Attorney E. C. Bronaugh. Treasurer George E. Streeter. Municipal Judge R. W. Thompson. Councllmen Flrpt Ward T. J. Concannon. Second Ward Passed. Third Ward Fred T. Merrill. Fourth Ward Paused. Fifth Ward Don G. Woodward. Sixth Ward W. T. Masters. Seventh Ward Passed. Eighth Ward D. T. Sherrett. Ninth Ward Paused. Tnth Ward George Lewis. Eleventh Ward A. F. Flegel. . 4 "W3th -a final outburst of the bickering End wrangling that has characterized every step in Its construction, the long-fought-over fusion ticket was launched last night. A collection of Simon office seekers' and shouters gathered at Arlon Hall, quarreled while yet there was time over the highly important offices of Coro ner and Councilman from the Third Ward, and at last met a delegation of pemocrats, counted noses to see if they had enough strength to put forward a ticket, and with much acclaim, sent through the slate 1that has been agreed upon between the representatives of Senator Simon and the Democrats. The Slmonites who attended the meeting were not the same that re fused to attend the convention of their party. They were composed of the A. !VValter Wolfs, the Lou Wagners, the Ker rigan and Snows, and the rest of the trowd that kept themselves busy all pri mary day telling the keepers of cigar stores what a "cinch" the Senator had at the polls. There was also a sprinkling of office-seekers, who knew the kind of men they had to deal with, and came to pee that no changes were rung on the Senator's slate at the last moment. The Simon outfit assembled early in the evening at Arlon Hall, and while they were waiting for the Democrats to meet with them and enable them to form the citizens' committee that was to speak out for public s'entlmcnt at the polls, put in the time telling one another how easy it was going to be to elect the ticket, and In arranging the preliminaries lor the wrangle over the nomination for Coroner that was to follow. When the representatives of the Demo brats turned up, M. J. Malley objected to the slate nomination of Dr. E. H. Thorn ton for Coroner, announcing that a Job had been put up, and that Dr. E. D. Tohnson was the man who ought to have the place. S. C. Spencer was called upon by Mr. Malley to champion the cause of Dr. Johnson, but Mr. Spencer, who Is nothing If not a red-hot party man, said that Thornton had been the caucus choice, end Thornton went. A vote was taken, and the Thornton cause triumphed by a vote -of .21 to 9L Another row was pro voked over the nomination for a Council man from the Third Ward. Fred T. Mer rill, it appeared, had been slated, but a cumber of delegates preferred Barry Behoof. A rising vote showed that Mr. Merrill had been up early that morning, and the Schoof light was speedily extin guished. The Simon people had arranged the meet ing in the afternoon, and early In the evening the following pprominent mem bers of the faction were on hand: D. D. Cole, Dr. Harry McKay, I. Senof Eky. Isaac Fogel, S. C. Spencer. A. Walter Wolf. L. R. Lewis, Joseph Boyce, Otto Windfelder, J. Stltt, L, H. Maxwell, Charles McDonell, A. J. Langworthy, Walter Holman. D. H. Rand, E. H. Thorn tori, W. Y. Masters, S. C. Spencer, "Pipe" Davis, E. Woodward, A. J. Miller, Tom McNamee, Tom McDevltt and boy, Will lam Morgan, H. P. Emery, A. E. Reams, George Kronenberg, J. P. Shaw, J. F. Kerrigan and Frank Snow. Mr. Spencer called the meeting to order, and T. B. McDevltt nominated J. P. Shaw for chairman, and W. N. Gatens, a minor Democratic light, for secretary. On motion of J. P. Kennedy, the chair appointed A. J. Langworthy, E. J. Jewell and Ogelsby Toung as a committee on permanent order of business, and they re ported the order of nominations, and that the temporary officers be made perma nent, which was adopted. On motion of Dr. Harry McKay, the chair appointed the following as the com mittee on platform: W. T. Masters, Alex Moltzen, and John Van Zante. On motion of L. D. Cole, the chair ap pointed a committee on legislative nomi nations, as follows: L. D. Cole, John Miller, Phllo Holbrook. Chairman Shaw then said: "The law requires that there shall be 100 persons present at a meeting of this kind. The chair announces that there are 135 persons present." He added that there was still another Important matter to attend to the ap pointment of a campaign committee to conduct the campaign. S. C. Spencpr moved that the committee conslt of six persons. T. B. McDevltt offered an amendment that the committee be comprised of 11 members, one from each ward, to be ap pointed by the chairman. The amend ment was carried. Mr. Shaw said It would take a little time, as It was an Im portant matter, and It was afterward de cided that the committee be named within the next two or three days, thus giving time to consult the bosses. As the platform had already been pre pared by some fine hand, it was soon re ported, as follows, and adopted with a slight amendment: The Platform. To the Voters of Multnomah County: This assembly of citizens, consulting together for the general welfare, without regard to pre vious political affiliations, and presenting to you, a list of candidates for the various ofllces In the county to be filled at the coming elec tion, submit the following declaration of mo tives and principles: For years the Increasing perfection of party machinery has more and more effectively de prived the people of real participation in their own public affairs. Experience has demon strated that it Is Idle to expect party or fac tional organizations to voluntarily restore to the people their right to a free choice of their own candidates for public office. Partisan vic tories serve bit to Increase the power of the machines and to weaken the Influence of the people. There Is but one hope of relief a combined nonpartisan effort upon the part of those of the people who desire to teach the lesson; that a victory of the machine over the people In the convention shall mean disaster to the ma chine from the hands of the people at Ihe polls; that the people refuse to surrender their right of self-government to one machine or another. It Is notorious that the dominant faction cf the dominant party In this county sounds the party slogan for a ticket which was not chosen by the voters cf even that party, nor by the voters of even a faction thereof. They swlmr the jirty lash to compel your support of this ticket, named anl published before any conven tion cf the party or caucus of the faction had cnnvend. .a tick t so chosen represents nelthsr the parly whore name It assumes nor viy pari or the p-opl. save the few persons through whose successful manipulation it .ias bfen formulated. This, then. Is the Issue of our local cam paign: Shall wj have a government of ths P-ople, for the ptcple, and by the people, or a government of ih machine, for the machine, and by the machine? We eddress the adherents of every political party, ci.ially interested in the answer to re rctintirtl to this question In June. Not men. but methods, are th subject of our complaint. Dj rot be n&lel by denunciation of past machines. It Is the present machine with wh:h wo now hav to deal. " We pledge our candidates to give you an hon est, economical and efficient local government. In which your Influence shall be as potential as. under the machine management. It would be powerless, and to subordinate party advan tage to the public welfare. Upon special mat ters of public concern, we declare as follows: First. We favor the lnltlatlvo and referen dum amendment. Second. We favor the proposed city charter when it shall have been approved by you In its entirety. In caso It shall fall of your ai proval as a whole, we pledge our Represen tatives to Introduce and Insist upon amend ments to the present city charter, providing that laborers employed by the city shall lie required to work not more than eight hours per day, and that they shall be paid therefor not less than f2 per day, and such further amendments as will secure good streets to the City of Portland. Third. We pledge our Representatives to work for the enactment of legislation that will result In such reduction of taxes as- can be made without manifest Injury to the public service. Fourth. We favor the organization of la borers as tho surest guarantee of the rights of labor. FJth. We condcm the unjust combinations of moneyed Interest which aim, to control the necessities and comcnlences o'f tho masses; which degrade labor and threaten a tyranny more forceful than that of the sworl; and we pledge our candiJ?:cs for the Legislature t work and labor theitlr. for the lmmidlati pas sage of a strlnjvnt anti-trust law far the State of Orcein. Sixth. Apart irom these pledges, the mem bers of our LeglMn-lve ticket shall be frse to act with their respective parties upon nat ters of National and state political Importance. In the spirit of this declaration, we Invite all persons of ecry party to aid us to re store to the vo'xsra of Multnomah Count lbs control of a goverrment of their own untri'n- meled choice, which the autocrats of a du dalnful party machine have wrested from them. The amendment was offered by A. P. Nelson, and was that the platform In struct the candidates to advocate on the stump and during the campaign the Initia tive and referendum, and print It on their election cards. Mr. Nelson oaid this was according to the Democratic platform. In itiative and referendum was the para mount issue. Newton McCoy Indorsed Mr. Nelson's remarks and the amendment. A resolution pledging the support of the candidates on the Legislative ticket if elected for an appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Exposition was adopted after strenuous opposition and incorporated as part of the platform. The .ticket was run through In short order. " The nomination was made, and the secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of those present, and the thing was done. It was decided that all vacancies shall be filled by the campaign committee. iaa ffiLat&Ss0Z Great Sale of Kitchen Utensils and Chinaware (Basement). "Gurney" Refrigerators are the Best all sizes and prices. ALEX SWEEK FOR CHAIRMAN. Democratic Central Committee XIn n Lively Content. Fifty of the 70 members of the demo cratic County and City Committee met in the rooms of the Mining Stock Ex change last night, and elected Alex Sweek as chairman and John B. Ryan as secre tary of the committee. Sweek's candi dacy was hotly contested. Although he had received 34 out of the 50 votes cast, he lacked two of a majority, and a second ballot would have been necessary had not his opponent, John Van Zante. moved that, he be declared the unanimous choice of the meeting. The motion was carried, with only three or four dissenting votes. Ryan was elected by acclamation, and an executive committee was chosen by the wards and country precincts. The meeting was called to order by Sec retary Gatens, who presided, In the ab sence of Chairman Adams. It was sup posed to be secret, but none of the doors was locked, and a number of Simon men peeped in during the session. The first business up was a motion to appoint a committee to examine all proxies. It was defeated by a vote of 20 for and 24 against. Nominations for a temporary chairman were called for, and James Gleason named C. B. Williams, who was unanimously elected. Upon assuming the chair, Mr. Williams called for nominations for permanent chairman. This brought out a motion that the chairman be selected from the members of the committee. Some of the speakers who supported It feared that If it did not prevail a man not in accord with Democratic principles might find his way to the chair. On roll-call the motion was lost ayes, 24; noes, 34. Dr. E. Bar ton refused to vote when his name was called. The roll-call practice was not Democratic, and If he could not vote by ballot he would not vote at all. For the permanent chairmanship, John Lamont presented the name of Senator Alex Sweek. W. T. Vaughn and Pat Powers were among the seconds. James Gleason nominated John Van Zante, and J. T. Milner and George H. Thomas eulo gized the candidate. The vote was taken by roll-call and Sweek received 34 votes and Van Zante 25. Under the majority rule laid down In the caucuses, 36 votes were necessary to a choice, and there was some excited whispering about a second ballot, which stopped suddenly when Van Zante arose and moved that Sweek be made the unanimous choice of the com mittee. The motion was carried by a s&Gr-thlZt4j0. j1hziuJo. 200 patterns in fine Challies silk striped or all-wool, 35c and 50c yard. Special offering in Corsets pink, blue op white, lace trimmed, 42e pair. TheGarmentStore Is alive these days with offerings no woman can afford to pass by. Every garment new this season's styles. The best we have in the store, and a saving surely worth considering. Ladies' $25.00 Suits, choice of our entire stock in Eton, blouse and jacket effects, black, blue, tan, brown, gray, castor and Oxfords in Venetians, coverts and cheviots, this-season best styles, handsomely tailored throughout, all C0 fil5 sizes, your choice for Tuesday and Wednesday P 1 V O J LadUs' Shirtwaist and Dress Skirts in black, blue, brown and gray, best styles and materials, all lengths. The regular 10.00 and $11.00 values, for three days your rf O tZJZ choice pOiOi Silk Etons Silk Etons the most popular of garm3nts for Spring blouse and Etons in taffeta, peau de sole and moire with fancy re vers all our $20 and $22 val ues in magnificent styles are offered for thrae days at a big reduction a grand opportu nity to buy a rich silk Jacket at little cost. .95 each Petticoats 20 dozen handsome black moreen Petticoats go on sale tomorrow morning at very little eost Tucked flounce and plaiting or corded ruffle also black alpaea flounce with ruf fle and tucks not a skirt in the lot worth less than $5.00 many worth more your choice at $3.95 each Umbrellas About 100 remaining from yesterday's selling; without doubt the greatest umbrellabargains of many years. All-silk serge umbrellas for ladies 26-inch size in red, navy, brown and green Steel rod Great variety of Princess handles Silk cord and tassel All are tight rollers some have trimmed handles A great bargain at each $1.89 Laces This week's lace offer ings are worthy of your close attention. 1000 yards of Venise Ap lique Edging andinsertlon to 2 in. wide, in cream, Arabian and white, great variety of patterns, r cholee, yd 1UC 1500 yds. of Point de Paris and Piatt Valenciennes Lace, 3 to 5 inches wide, greatvariety of pat- cr terns at, yard 1UC Lace - striped Tucking, Linen Tuckings and Em broidered Chiffons . In scores of new styles, all are handsome shirtwaist .materials, $1.50 v values, yd pl.lv Wash Fabrics A n ViCgf Three extraordinary we offer for this week only materi als and styles the very best and the prices remarkably low. 200 Shirtwaist Patterns, 2 1-2 yds. in each pattern, all of the finest quality Madras cloths and a great variety of the very best designs and colorings, the regular $1.50 value, pattern 3000 yds. of 32-in. Madras Cloths and Oxfords, splendid variety of the best patterns and colorings, the reg. 35c values, for 3 days, yd. Best quality 36-inch Percales in dark, medium and light coloring!, best de signs, we oner ior a iew aays I") $1.15 24 c only at, yard , Boys' Wash Suits Annual Advance Sale, during which time we offer the sea son's newest and best styles at a considerable saving. Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, crash and blue and brown striped duck, 3 to 10 fyr years O&C Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, brown & blue striped 70 duck, 3 to 10 years . . J O" Boys' one and two-piece Kilt Suits, $1.50 t tQ value $1.10 Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, blue, pink, and tan7 striped duck, heavy quality, oft 3 to 10 years VOL. Washable one-piece Kilt Suits in crash, red and blus col lars and cuffs, braid trim med, ages 2 to 4? o years OC Boys' one-piece Kilt Suit in blue striped Percale, dark blue collar, braid trim med, 2 to 4 years Boys' white Pique Kilt Suits, one-piece, latest style, 2 to 4 yeari; $2.35 c-j vq value pl.VO 98c MEIER & FRANK CO. II MEIER & FRANK CO. , J0s: (TSQJ!JP! ?i32&J&PJ&P chorus of ayes, only three or four strag- ! giere voting no. I Senator Sweek briefly thanked the com- ' mlttee, and said he would do all In his , power to effect a thorough organization of the Democrats of the city and county. ' On mutlon of Newton 'McCoy, an .executive committee consisting of one member from each ward and three from the coun try precincts was elected. It consists of: First Ward. James Gleason, Second, Pat Powers; Third, George H. Thomas; Fourth; John W. GrussI; Fifth, John Montag; Sixth, H. B. Nicholas; Seventh, J. A. Bushman; Eighth. D. M. Donaugh; Ninth. John Van Zante; Tenth, Newton McCoy; Eleventh, C. P. Halght. Country precincts A. M. Osborn, of Mdnravilla; Henry Grafton, of Russellvllle, and A. J. Vandevcre, of Troutdale The election of three county committee men from the East Side brought a pro test from Dr. Diedrlch, and, to satisfy him, an extra place was created, and It was given to his son, Joseph Benedict Died rlch, of Mount Zion. A motion was made that the appoint ment of the secretary be left to the chair man, but attention was called to the law, which requires the election, of that officer. Two "or three delegates nominated John B. Ryan, who had acted as secretary at the sessions of the' county convention and caucus, and he was elected by acclama tion. Delegates from, the Simon meeting ap peared about 9:40 o'clock, and reported that "their people" were tired of waiting and wanted the Immediate presence of the committee. As there was nothing further to do, except to listen to a few remarks from Chairman Sweek, who in vited all to assist him In the conduct of the campaign, and who received, a round of applause, the meeting adjourned and the committeemen trooped over to Arlon Hall. TO OPEN AT BAKER CITY. Democrats to Begin Campaign Next Friday. Chairman White, of the Democratic State Central Committee, returned from Baker City yesterday morning and again took charge of the state headquarters. In the afternoon a meeting of the candidates for state offices was held, and among those who attended It were: George E. Chamberlain, of Portland, for Governor; W. A. Wann, of Eugene, for Superintend ent of Public Instruction; James E. God frey, of Salem, for State Printer, and W. F. Butcher, of Baker City, for Congress. It was decided to open the state and Second Congressional campaigns at Baker j CXI DDCri DV A 14 A I CDntTETn City Friday night, and all the state can-j JI ADDlU Dl A nALrDKLLl dldatcs and Mr. Butcher are expected to be present. The meeting will be under j the auspices of the Young Men's Demo cratic Club. There will be a torchlight procession and at the opera-house Mr. Chamberlain will deliver the speech of the evening. Saturday night a meeting will be held at Sumpter. Tho candidates will then come to Portland, and from here they will go to Southern Oregon, where they will begin a campaign. Their first meeting will be held In Ashland, and they .. a.B....... REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 13. Voters who have not registered must do bo before Mny 15. Those who have changed their residence since primary " day (March 15) must re-reglster and present the affidavits of two witnesses. If you have not registered, but desire to vote In the June election. It you do sire to participate In the election ot state, county and city officials, then go to the Courthouse at once and reg ister. The registration books show that there are still several thousand unreg istered voters In the city. The books are open, the clerks are ready, and there Is no dally crush at the present time. . ..... ..... GEORGE li. TOOLEY GETS AX UGLY CUT. Knife Wonnil Inflicted In a FIsht at Holbrook Station May Cause Ilia Death. proceed north, holding meetings along the route. After a tour of the Valley they will return to Eastern Oregon, and, ac cording to present arrangements, they will close their campaign In Portland. Work ot Bold Robbers. SALT LiAKE, April 21. A special to the Deseret News from Ogden, Utah, says that two masked men last night held up and robbed 17 laborers near Co rinne, Utah. The robbers first entered a box car in which were two laborers, whom they relieved of all their money. The rob bers then entered another box car con taining 15 Italian laborers, every one of whom was searched and his money and valuables taken. The frequency of the hold-ups of late has given rise to the "be lief that an organized gang of robbers Is working the railroads in this section. Are free from all crude and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only; very small; easy to take: no pain; no griping. Carter's Little Liver Pills. George D. Tooley, a farmer who lives at Holbrook, Is in Good Samaritan Hos pital at the point of death as the result of a knife wound Inflicted Sunday evening in a fight with Nick Anderson, a halfbreed Indian. The whereabouts of the Indian is unknown. The wounded man's story is that Ander son came to his home and commenced abusing hia wife. Tooley appeared on the scene and ordered the halfbreed to leave tho place, saying that "if he did not get out he would kick him out." A fight en sued, in which Tooley was the victor. He held the Indian down until he begged for mercy. He then let him up, and as he did so Anderson drew a knife and stabbed him. . The weapon used was an ordinary pocket knife with a blade about two inches long. The wound was about two Inches In length, making a rent In the Intestine about an .inch In extent at the junction of the auxiliary and transverse colon. The fight occurred about 7 o'clock Sunday evening, and the man did not reach the hospital until yesterday morning. It Is greatly feared that the wound will be come septic, and If so his Is a hopeless case. There arc probably two sides to the story. If the whole truth could be known. Mr. and Mrs. Tooley both refuse to give any details of the trouble or any cause that might have led up to it. Tooley states, however, that he has no intention of prosecuting Anderson in the matter, which leads to the conclusion that he does not regard him wholly to blame. Potash. Tablets Ignite Matches. New York Herald. Flame and smoke in a crowded elec tric car on upper Broadway the other evening caused a panic among the women passengers. It was soon discovered, how ever that It was not the car that was on fire, but the clothing of a man who had been standing In the aisle for 20 minutes. The blaze, which was serious. ' DLBS. WHBTMAH & KIHG I THIS MORNING WE BEGIN This Season's First Real Bargain Suit Sale A SALE we inaugu rated for the sole pur pose of showing the Portland Public what a GENUINE SUIT BARGAIN is. We're not offering out-dated suits. It's one of our most rigid store rules that each season must sell its own goods. This rule has been faithfully lived up to in our suit department, so WE HAVE NO LEFT OVER SUITS TO SELL. Add to this the fact that we keep only the most authori tative styles and you'll know what to expect in our offering today of f lil iIJ&ima yn?fr: AJ!&iffe 50 New SPRING SUITS worth $22.50 FOR $15.? EACH Made of all-wool basket cloth, brown, blues, gray, and tan, with double breast Eton jackets; serge silk lined, and graduated circular flounced skirts. Both neatly trimmed with stitched taffeta silk straps and faultlessly tailored. Remember 50 only and BY ALL MEANS COME EARLY. SmanS THE New WalKing' Hats And Untrimmed Hats SIMPLICITY, style, and effectiveness is the chord struck by these new Walking Hats for women. That's where both designers and wearers show great sense for a walking hat is primarily a hat for all-around use and comfort. Our own milliners designed many of these, and they make a showing you'll find very attractive. Materials are rough or Panana straws, with sim pie trimmings of fancy silk, ribbon, velvet and quills. Prices are $1.75 to $5.95. Then there are some English Sailor Hats, in very fetching styles, at $4.5 O to $7.50. Jimong the new hats shown today is a girl's school hat that we think very well of made of rough straw, wide brim, bound in velvet, with big bunch of flowers on crown. Decidedly new. They're marked $2.50. PICTURE FRAMING New mouldings I n black, 9 black and gold, browns, greens, florentlnes ' and oil painting moutdtngs. You'll find them 9 marked at very special prices much less than elsewhere. J Bring In your picture glad to glue you prices. MARBLES JIND TOPS Box'wood Tops, String Tops all kinds of tops from Ic to lOc Jill kinds of marbles and sold at very little prices Jit game department. 1 THE KODAK SEASON IS HERE And so are those handsome Limp Leather Albums which range in price from 15c to $2.50. We also have the famous Star Photone Albums, bound in limp felt paper III No. 4 Sire 4 1-2 x 5 1-2 lOe I . PRICES 111 xo. 11-sim 5 1-2x7 12c III PRICES 1H Xo. 44 Size 7 x 10 15c THE CHEAPEST AND BEST ON THE MARKET. CORNER THIRD AND ALDER STREETS A WEDDING Card should be engraved correct style and on the best wedding paper. "7r f' '" f1" i "i a s " 'o -ui w . o. dimtn cc o. t . X I flillnr Uforfrflnr and Vltltlner Part! tnmvare "" ""' Third Floor, "-,.. T : S. . Washington Building?. KJVQT JL.lt! S bad started from a box of safety matches In his pocket of his Inner coat. What caused them to Ignite? It was a mys tery. He had for many years carried similar strlke-only-on-the-box matches with never a suspicion of spontaneous combustion. He solved the mystery yes terday when he remembered that before boarding1 the car he entered a druggist's to get "something for a sore throat'J and he had been given some little white tablets, a few of which had been thrust carelessly Into the same pocket with the box of matches. The tablets were' of a kind in common use, made of sugar and chlorate of pot ash. The latter substance is the chief ingredlment in the heads of safety matches, while the boxes are smeared I with a composition containing red or amorphous phosphorus. Somebody brush- I Ing past the passenger had caused the tablets in his pocket to rub against the match box and thu3 ignito the whole, ruining a suit of clothes and scaring a carload of women. Considering the vast number of persons that carry such matches and are liable also to have throat tablets it Is surprising such accidents are not more frequent. The incident Is chronicled here as a warning. Don't let those little tablets get into the same pocket with your matches. Chicago proposes to exact rent for store rooms that project under the sidewalks, the rate suggested being from. 15 cents to 52 cer sauare foot. 4